Adding insult to injury the NYPD tried once again to detain the arrestees late into the night, even though 95% will only be given an 'appearance ticket' (less than a misdemenor).
Most troubling NYPD has been denying the protestors quick access to their lawyers - yet the police intelligence unit questions them. Questions about what books they read, ideas they have!
This evening the Nat. Lawyers Guild got a writ preventing this. The City appealed (ruled moot since all but 5 people were already out; those are being arranged). That the City would fight something like this shows how much remains of the Guliani-era law approach under Bloomberg.
At 04:31 PM 4/7/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>At the A7 demonstration against War Profiteers' The Carlyle Group on Fifth
>Avenue this morning, NYC police arrested a large swath of people --
>including people legally demonstrating on the sidewalk across the street
>from the action!
>
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>
>from Indymedia post...
>
>Call Police Comissioner Ray Kelly 646-610-5410 and demand the release of
>the Carlyle arrestees!
>
>Carlyle Group Arrestees FORWARD TO ALL LISTS NOW!
>
>Call Police Comissioner Ray Kelly 646-610-5410 and demand the release of
>the Carlyle arrestees!
>
>A protest was held this morning at the offices of the Carlyle Group, an
>investment fund that will profit from the war on Iraq. Protesters blocked
>the entrance to the building and were arrested in an organized civil
>disobedience.
>
>But then police surrounded the legal protesters gathered across the street
>and refused to let them leave. There was no order to disperse, and those
>who tried to leave were stopped. The police then began arresting people
>whose only "crime" was to hold a sign protesting the war on Iraq! About 50
>people, most of whom have had no CD training whatsoever, were arrested and
>are now being held at One Police Plaza.
>
>Call and demand their release! 646-610-5410 and ask why they are being
>held, when they committed no crime. Call any elected official you can
>think of and ask them to apply pressure.
>
>We must support these people who have simply exercised their
>constitutional right of free speech and lawful assembly and are now in jail!
>
>SPREAD THE WORD FAR AND WIDE! RELEASE THE CARLYLE ARRESTEES!
>
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